Ouellette & Chatham - Looking South - 1931
February 9, 2015
I love these old shots of Ouellette Avenue, and what a vibrant downtown we used to have. The building on the right is today’s home of Chanoso’s and South Detroit. The old long lost Labelle Building is visible on the south west corner of what is today University…
University & Ouellette looking west - c 1922
February 6, 2015
One of my favourite Windsor postcards. The elegant Labelle Building is visible on the left, along with a nice shot of the streetcar. A traffic policeman is in the middle of the intersection. To the rear you can see the marquee for Lowe’s Theatre before it was renamed…
Ferry Docks - Ouellette & Riverside c. 1930
January 26, 2015
An old view in this postcard, looking north towards the river up Ouellette Avenue at the intersection with what was then Sandwich Street. The Ferry Docks at the foot of Ouellette are visible, along with the Ritz Hotel to the left and the old British-American Hotel on the…
Ouellette & Wyandotte - c 1939
January 23, 2015
Photo © the Bernie Drouillard Collection, used with permission, digitized by John Stefani
A neat shot towards the end start of WWII, looking south on Ouellette from just south of Wyandotte Street. As you can see there has been an on street bus terminal there, as long as…